Comments on: What is the difference between a cars trade-in value and a cars retail value?

By: fdsg s

fdsg s — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:59 +0000

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By: truthinhistory

truthinhistory — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:59 +0000

The Trade in value is when the dealer rips YOU off.... the Retail value is when the dealer rips the next guy off!
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By: John K

John K — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:41:59 +0000

A lot of money in your pocket vs. the dealer's pocket. Trade in is the lowest value, which is assigned by dealers when you trade in your car to buy another car. The dealer discounts the market value of your car so he/she can make a profit on resale. If you sell by yourself (which is often tough) you should hope to get retail value. However, realistically you probably will get somewhere south or retail and north of trade in if you succeed in selling yourself.
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By: sonicsarah

sonicsarah — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:53:59 +0000

Go to kbb.com. They kind of explain what the values mean.
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By: Kyle H

Kyle H — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:03:59 +0000

The trade in value is how much dealers will typically buy your car from you for when you buy a new one.
Retail value is what a dealer typically sells it for.

In your situation, The dealership would buy Mr. Johnson’s car from him for $4295, then they would sell it to someone else for $9110, making a profit of $4815
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By: dontimaginetheyllallcometrue

dontimaginetheyllallcometrue — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:26:59 +0000

The trade value is much less, because that's how much money will go toward another car if you trade this car in at the dealership. Retail value is how much they should sell it for. Most likely you want to look at retail.
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By: Lemar J

Lemar J — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:13:59 +0000

Visit edmunds.com and research a used vehicle. Use the appraisal tool. It will tell you exactly what you are looking for and give some expanded details on their definitions.

Hope this helps. I generally don’t like doing folk’s homework for them, but this info is good stuff.
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By: javy

javy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:57:59 +0000

Trade in value is what I would like to buy a car for and reatil value is what I would like to sell it for so I can make a healthy profit. Its a profit thing.
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